San Diego  A 27-year-old sailor assigned to North Island Naval Air Station died in a four-vehicle freeway collision early Thursday when his Jeep overturned on top of a Cadillac in Logan Heights, authorities said.

Two of the other drivers also were in the Navy.

All four motorists were southbound on state Route 15 about 6:30 a.m., California Highway Patrol Officer Mark Hale said.

The Jeep Cherokee driver was going more than 65 mph next to the left lane when he suddenly veered right and sideswiped a Honda that was stopped in traffic north of Ocean View Boulevard, Hale said.

The Honda rear-ended a Cadillac DeVille, pushing it forward into the back of a Toyota Corolla. Hale said those three cars were in right lanes to transition onto northbound Interstate 5.

The Honda and Cadillac drivers are both in the Navy, as was the Jeep driver. San Diego Naval Base can be accessed from the next I-5 off-ramp, at National Avenue.

The crash sent the Cadillac into a left lane while the Jeep was overturning, Hale said. The Jeep landed on the car, crushing it.

The Jeep driver died in the wreckage. The Cadillac driver was taken to a hospital with neck and head pain. The Honda driver was uninjured, and the Toyota driver, who complained of some pain, declined to go to a hospital, Hale said.

All four were wearing seat belts, he said.

The two right freeway lanes were blocked by the damaged cars and rescue vehicles until about 8:20 a.m.